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swapon

Enable devices and files for swapping. Note: path/to/file can either point to a regular file or a swap partition. More information: https://manned.org/swapon.
  • Show swap information:
    swapon
  • Enable a given swap area:
    swapon {{path/to/file}}
  • Enable all swap areas specified in /etc/fstab except those with the noauto option:
    swapon --all
  • Enable a swap partition by its label:
    swapon -L {{label}}

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